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Moral Thinkers & PhilosophersEXAMINEYear 201310 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
"Seven Social Sins" identified by Mahatma Gandhi in Young India (1925) include Politics without Principle, Wealth without Work, and Commerce without Morality. Discuss their contemporary relevance.
Exact Syllabus Pointer
Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Bentham, Mill, Gandhi, Tagore, Ambedkar.
Connected Questions Across All Papers
Discovered through overlapping concepts: Mahatma Gandhi Seven Social Sins, Politics without Principle, Commerce without Morality
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